What often distinguishes SOTBMusic from other music reviewers and the like is that I don’t really mind if a song is a few months old; as long as it bangs and makes me feel something, age ain’t nothing but a number, song-wise. I say that because Norfolk’s own Official Bill hit me with a track, […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @JIDsv Takes on My Name Is in Throwback Freestyle
J.I.D. dropped an old freestyle over Eminem’s “My Name Is” and I’m here for it. From the Dylann Roof revenge fantasy to speaking on the different ways to take “the n-word,” J.I.D.’s take on Em’s classic is interesting. However, it never feels like it’s straight-up aping on Eminem’s version, which is a definite plus. It’s […]
Read moreNew (To Me) SOTBMusic: @KonKyoshi Discusses Growing Old in Clocks Visuals
Anytime I see something Life is Strange-related (although time has kept me from finishing Before The Storm), I get excited. So when I saw that Baltimore’s Kon Kyoshi (the featured artist on 7uca’s “womens.” trac) had a video with some Life is Strange references (along with references to the Justin Timberlake film In Time), I had […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @ThisIsMarlow Tries to Keep Faith in a Crazy World in New Visuals
Maryland’s Marlow dropped FAITH X VICES last year. It sucks that it passed under my radar, mainly because the past few years have been huge for the DMV, independent and otherwise. Overall, the project itself is dope as hell and deals with some of the dualities that artists like Lee Mitty and Brain Rapp have spoken […]
Read moreNew (To Me) SOTBMusic: @TheYoungRell215 Asks Is It Enough in New Visuals
Up-and-coming Philly artist Young Rell 215 dropped this one a little while ago. However, it’s new to me so I’m going to talk on it. The first thing that jumps out to me is that it’s like Freeway mixed with Meek, flow-and-emotion-wise. Since I still love Freeway’s flow and music, I’m here for anyone who […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @FloeticNYC Takes Us Through a Journey in Sec. 8
Shoutout to Taste Creators to introducing me to this track (if you haven’t checked their weekly playlists, do so now). So, this one is a few months old, but still hits hard as hell. The track takes the idea of Section 8 housing and the traps of those situations and applies it as a metaphor […]
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